====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0097 from reel: NP 6848 (1996-08-17 to 1996-10-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/49182 Title: Ward Bolsters 'Backers Summary: Article about KU football team's defensive backfield, focusing on Ronnie Ward's return from injury and the team's depth at linebacker and defensive back positions. Category: sports Subjects: football; university athletics; player profiles; team strategy Named Entities: Ward, Ronnie [football player]; Mason, Glen [coach]; Rodgers, Keith [football player]; Thoren, Jason [football player]; Brew, Dorian [football player] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: New Horizons Black Belt Academy of Tae Kwon Do; Francis Sporting Goods, Inc. Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.